Staff on film about lone pine tree to survive tsunami is raising funds via crowd-funding website WESYM Nizo Yamamoto, who has worked as an art director on such films as Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, and Grave of the Fireflies, is aiming to...

According to Jump, CyberConnect2 added three more playable characters in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle. You can play as Diavolo, Bruno Buccellati, and Narancia Ghirga in the PlayStation 3 fighting game.

An official website for a new stage play adaptation of CAPCOM's Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) video game series opened on Friday. The play, titled Gyakuten no Spotlight (Turnabout Spotlight), will run at the Rikkoukai Hall in Kitashinagawa, Tokyo...

Quick off the confirmation that Ark Performance's sentient battleship sci-fi manga Arpeggio of Blue Steel is set to be adapted into anime, Flying Dog, whose domain registration originally prompted anime rumors, has posted a promo.

Movie distributor Shochiku has posted a short trailer for the sixth part of the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 sci-fi anime remake. "Arrival at the Great Magelanic Galaxy" plays in Japanese theaters June 16 before a July 26 Blu-ray release.

Photoshop is a great and powerful tool. It can take ordinary pictures and make them spectacular. . . or make them horrible. In China, there are many people with awesome Photoshop skills, and those who don't have any ability usually ask people for ...

This year, Pokémon Centers in Japan are celebrating their 15th anniversary. To commemorate, they've been celebrating with various goods and events, such as the recently revealed a limited edition Eevee 3DS XL.

AKB48 Has Sold More Singles Than Any Japanese Female Artist AKB48 has been making many single sales record, and with the incredible strong sales for their latest single "Sayonara Crawl", they have officially become Japan's best selling female arti...

Mika-tan's Blog has been updated with preview pictures of Nendoroid Yagami Hayate [Unison Edition] from the series Mahou Shoujo Lyircal Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A's. Preorders to commence later in the day.

One OK Rock has announced a European tour this October! If you were planning on visiting Germany, the UK, or France, this may be the perfect excuse for a side-stop. If you weren't planning on visitin"g these countries, this may be an even better e...

Kodansha is an industry leader among publishers in Japan, and this year they held the 33rd Manga Open. Among the many hopefuls who entered was a fan from Taiwan who won the top prize as the best overseas newcomer.

43-year-old was competing in Isle of Man TT Races under Tyco Suzuki, Team Mirai 43-year-old motorcycle racer Yoshinari Matsushita was killed during a qualifiying session at the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races near Great Britain and Ireland on Monday.

Namco Bandai have shared two new gameplay videos for Tales of Xillia, featuring Leia and Rowen in battles. Leia is Jude's childhood friend and is training to be a nurse at his family's clinic. Meanwhile, Rowen is a butler of the Schall family.

There's a saying that if you want to stay young, you need to stay young at heart. And these Totoro desk goodies might just do the work for you. If you're one of those employees stuck on the computer all day, CoolPencilCase.

After shooting to stardom in 2012 with hit song Gangnam Style, artist PSY has become something of a household name the world over. Disinterested Japanese netizens may still be confused as to what all the fuss is about, but the artist has become so...

Ranking the most irritating anime heroines in the history of anime will definitely spawn another controversial list but the results this time from Big Globe Poll is agreeable if you're going to ask me.

AKB48's latest single, "Sayonara Crawl", has sold 1,730,610 copies in its first week of release, setting not only group records, but overall records as well. On its first day on sale, the single sold 1,450,881 copies, becoming the group's best-sel...

According to a promotional poster, it has announced that Naoshi Komi's romantic comedy manga Nisekoi is getting an anime. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Haruka Tomatsu will lead the cast voicing Raku Ichijou and Chitoge Kirisaki, respectively.

One of Akihabara's up-and-coming idol groups has a new single releasing this week on May 29th, and they're a pretty unique bunch of characters among the vast sea of idol groups we're currently graced with in this industry.

♪ Sakura Happy Innovation~♪ (ﾟωﾟ) The D. C. III ~Da Capo III~ Stage at February's WonFes! ! This picture is taken the day before the performance, at the rehearsal! (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ On the actual day of the event, the voice actors of all the main cast were ...

Valkyrie VF-1J Mega Munny from Rotobox Yes, that's a transforming Mega Munny up there. Rotobox's latest custom is their own take on the Valkyrie ships from Macross. The 1982 anime paved the way for thousands of transforming robots.

Here's one you'll have to get from ebayI hate it when something I've wanted turns up for pre-order… where I can't possibly get it. And on that note, meet Nendoroid Senjougahara, from the "-Monogatari" series.

Sonic games have been trying a lot of gimmicks in the past several years. For the next game on the Wii U and 3DS, they've taken a page (or maybe the whole book) from a certain Nintendo platformer. In a way, Sonic: Lost World looks a lot like past ...

If there's one thing Good Smile is known for, it's quality - especially in the Nendoroid line. Phat Company isn't exactly known for shoddy work, either, but somehow, when you put them together you get the most boring Nendoroid ever.